Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She___1___John very much. In her___2___he couldn't do anything___3 ___. Every morning she would give him breakfast___4___bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn't really true that he was too___6___to work--in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___ 8 ___at least six windows. Then he___9___a bus conductor and on his second ___10 ___a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected. He___ 11___lost his job as a postman___12___he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was___13___suitable work for him. So he___ 14 ___to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so___15___about this that she told the ___16___to all her neighbours. "My John is going to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there___17___was, I can tell you!"

　　      Then the great day came___18___he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His___19___mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___in the crowd.

　　      The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his___21___came in sight some of the people watching___22___laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.

　　      But Ella Fant, who was filled with___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at ___24___! They're all out of___25___except my John! Isn't he the best!"

　　1. A. depended on  B. waited on    C. trusted   D. loved

　　2. A. hope      B. eyes        C. head       D. beliefs

　　3. A. wrong     B. great       C. good       D. strange

　　4. A. to         B. at          C. in         D. by

　　5. A. check      B. read        C. keep       D. sign

　　6. A. lazy        B. young      C. weak      D. shy

　　7. A. ones       B. years       C. tasks      D. jobs

　　8. A. rub        B. drop       C. break      D. clean

　　9. A. followed   B. met        C. became    D. found

　　10. A. day        B. try         C. route      D. chance

　　11. A. thus       B. even        C. once       D. only

　　12. A. even if    B. so that     C. because   D. though

　　13. A. some      B. such        C. less        D. no

　　14. A. began      B. promised    C. managed   D. decided

　　15. A. excited    B. worried    C. anxious    D. curious

　　16. A. incident    B. change     C. news      D. matter

　　17. A. yet         B. ever        C. never      D. just

　　18. A. where     B. since       C. when      D. till

　　19. A. proud      B. kind       C. strict      D. lucky

　　20. A. time       B. position    C. experience  D. impression

　　21. A. neighbours  B. army officer     C. mother      D. fellow soldiers

　　22. A. couldn't help B. shouldn't burst out C. stopped      D. kept

　　23. A. sadness     B. happiness     C. surprise    D. regret

　　24. A. them      B. those       C. that       D. him